John Wilker - SFF Author

Writer of fun and awesome science fiction (Space Rogues and Grand Human Empire) and action/adventure thrillers (Expedition, Inc). Member of @SFWA Live in Denver, CO with my wife and adventure buddy, Paco. 3-4 books scheduled for release in 2023! He/Him #BLM #spaceopera #scifibooks #indieauthor

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jwilker_at_wandering.shop@mostr.pub

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2024-10-31 17:25:44

Yeah. It’s weird.
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2024-09-11 00:59:46

Remember everyone. If you start to feel icky watching the debate. STOP.
Step away. Watch later in small bits. Read the highlights. Don’t get it damage your calm.
We’ve still got a long way to go.
#uspol #debate #PresidentialDebate

2024-09-07 20:28:20

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@npub1pue…dpuv thanks!! I love it. I made it custom on decal girl.

2024-09-07 20:15:06

Only author I break my “no Amazon” rule for. Omega Force is so damn fun!
#amreading #scifi
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2024-09-05 17:29:50

Walking around the neighborhood yesterday it was refreshing to see several of the Shepard Fairey Kamala Harris posters in yards.

2024-08-05 15:12:20

Interesting. One of my bur oaks has a few galls. Up until a few days ago at most, wasps were all over them, defending from other wasps, etc.
Now.. Ants seem to have displaced them. Each gall has a few ants on it, including some larger warrior looking chaps.
Nature is interesting.
#nature #trees

2024-07-21 15:52:41

Who the fuck cares what Joe Manchin thinks?
Also, why the fuck is anyone even asking him.
#USPOL
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2024-07-12 15:33:48

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@npub1nhk…30va I'm not sure I follow. Opacity as a feature of Mastodon?

2024-07-12 15:28:09

I know Mastodon isn't perfect and at the key time it wasn't an easy onboard. It still bums me out that collectively we had the opportunity to not be subjected to algorithmic feeds and our attention being sold as a product (And of course the harassment and horribleness), and so many said. “But my likes and RTs, yo” and ran en masse to threads and bluesky.
#socialmediaplatforms #socialmedia

2024-07-11 22:58:51

Mac people. What’re you using to deal with apps getting blocked by the notch on your laptop?
#apple #mac

2024-07-04 20:13:56

Happy 4th of July friends!
Celebrating with words and beers! #scifi #writerslife @npub1kt3…5004 @npub1pdg…v2r4
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2024-07-03 19:05:48

There's a special place in hell for people who don't read emails/participate then pop in to complain about something they could have influenced had they opened an email.
Yes vague, but reminding me why I don't volunteer for many things. Other people suck.

2024-06-17 20:23:51

Our flight home was on a 787.
I get all the late-stage capitalism ‘whys' but it was annoying that on one hand the windows had high-tech polarization instead of window shades. On the other the seats were so close, my tray table was barely 6 inches and when my seat-in-front-of-me-friend reclined there wasn't even space to sit my iPad up.
I saw others with laptops watching movies with the thing angled like a V because there was just no room.
Airlines (and Boeing) make travel miserable.
#travel

2024-04-24 17:35:02

I hate that both sides are like “Look we're protecting you" RE: banning TikTok…
No you aren’t. The problem isn't TikTok
The problem is tech companies feeling like they have exclusive, inalienable right to every scrap of data about their users, including tracking us across platforms. Tracking what we like, who we communicate with, etc. and then doing what they like with it, including selling it to other tech companies.
We need user privacy and data protection across the board!
#USPol #data

2024-04-23 18:09:14

A reader suggested a movie poster style poster as a gimme for super fans and thing to sell/offer at cons.
So that's in the queue with my artist friend (who did the character art for Space Rogues and Grand Human Empire, plus a few covers)
Can't wait to see how this comes out!
#writersofmastodon #scifi

2024-04-19 22:24:44

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@npub1d62…tshf NICE!
11” pro here. No one is driving though :)
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2024-04-19 22:17:39

Phone: iPhone 13
iPad: iPad Pro 2018
Device I’m trying my hardest not to buy. New color capable ereader… So shiny. So nice. Do not need. But Want.

2024-04-11 21:15:04

WTAF CO GOP.....
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/11/colorado-capitol-gun-don-wilson/

2024-03-24 19:42:14

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@npub1yf4…fcsf ARE YOU THREATENING ME?!

2024-03-23 14:36:27

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@npub1k24…26zw take care of yourself first always. See ya when you’re back

2024-03-22 15:37:30

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@npub1psd…9sr7 Snazzy! and yeah, that level of playfulness is dead.

2024-03-06 16:23:42

Unsub’ed from the NYT. Guess I’ll give the Guardian a shot.
I hate living through the death of journalism.

2024-02-23 22:14:35

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@npub1h8s…cvp3 @npub1uw8…88kr The inclusion of visual aid is for sure
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2024-02-14 16:58:37

Denver area friends. The deadlin to submit a spark for @npub1xnz…3qjl is this Friday.
I'd love some help spreading the word!
For anyone curious what an Ignite talk is like, check out your channel https://www.youtube.com/ignitedenver
We tell folks, it's that thing that is uniquely you, that you talk about all the time and want more people to know about.
Or just a story you want to tell. :)
It's a grand time and we have a ton of fun.
https://ignitedenver.org/spark/
#denver #storytelling #awesome

2024-02-09 15:58:12

To the folks scrambling to scream and defend the President...
Most of those dunking, poking, complaining are likely (as am I) liberals that would prefer an octogenarian not be the face of the party.
My memory sucks, but I don't run the most powerful nuclear arsenal on the planet.
He's still got my vote, but Ds need to address this issue.

2024-02-06 19:08:57

https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/06/construction-defects-changes-colorado-2024/
What could go wrong? Please build more condos, don't worry if they're built like shit.
I hate that forcing builders to do a good job is the problem here. I hate that the "solution" is letting them build low quality shit with high profit margins is the "Answer”
Sorry you might make 100k less profit on your millions of profit. But we want quality windows.
#colorado #denver

2023-12-24 16:44:44

What a shock. Gardner out here schilling for reduced consumer choice and higher corporate profits.
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2023-10-07 21:35:51

Anyhow, newb shenanigans aside. Starting the cover process for ‘Galactic Instability’ finally.
Once that’s underway, pre-order goes up!

2023-10-04 00:48:17

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@npub1nrz…xaaf Way to go!

2023-10-02 02:53:04

Ugh. Listening to airport republicans do mental backflips to explain why voting Trump will be ok next election.
These people are voting. I hope you are.

2023-09-29 18:02:59

Muppet (Princeton) got a little trim around the face and feet today. Still working out the timing for this little furball's grooming regimen.
#dogs
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2023-09-28 16:21:07

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in with the first book in the Grand Human Empire series! Free for a limited time!
A rip-roaring found family adventure with snarky droids, evil empires and everyday folks with spaceships
#spaceopera #scifibooks #Bookstodon @npub1kt3…5004
https://geni.us/GHE1-others
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2023-09-15 19:17:43

Saying the quiet part out loud.
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/tim-gurner-capitalists-neoliberalism-unemployment-precarity
Eat the Rich

2023-09-04 18:40:12

I've slacked for a while! Currently, I'm reacing 'Isolation' by Sean Wilson, and an ARC Copy of Jubilee by Stephen K. Stanford.
And of course, still working through 'Character Arcs'.
What about? What're you reading?
#amreading #spaceopera #scifibooks #Bookstodon @npub1kt3…5004
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2023-09-03 17:40:06

Every time I see a writer who started in the 2010-2015 range that's like, "Uh, it's not hard to make a living as a writer” I want to challenge them to start a pen name, never once utilize their existing NL or fan base, and see just how easy it is now.
Of course there's no reason they would, what's the value to them?
Don’t begrudge them their success, but it's not the same industry it was nearly 10 years ago. Little less survivor bias and little more awareness wouldn’t hurt.
#writingcommunity

2023-09-01 20:44:53

every…. EVERY tech company needs to hire someone whose sole job is to sit in every…. EVERY meeting and ask. “Sure. But why?”

2023-08-28 16:14:44

Fall's a comin'
Grab a book and cozy up with your Oreos and decorative gourds.
https://geni.us/ZhggAr7
#spaceopera #scifibooks #Bookstodon #WritersofMastodon
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2023-08-21 18:27:42

The 1st cover for Space Rogues. At the time, it wasn't a series. This was after winning NaNoWriMo and (mistakenly) thinking it was worthy to be published.
#WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon #spaceopera
This story has been through a LOT of changes to be where it is now.
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2023-08-20 16:22:01

Guess we're almost done with LLMs…
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/books3-ai-meta-llama-pirated-books/675063/
&
https://howtobe247.com/authors-pirated-books-used-to-train-generative-ai/
Might beat NFTs record for “Best thing ever invented" to "Oh yeah, totally a scam.”
#ai #llm #WritersCommunity #WritersofMastodon

2023-08-15 23:38:56

I gave it a good try but our Yummly BT thermometer is 100% garbage.
Says the beer can chicken on the grill is done. 165F.
I bust out our trusty no name one. Opposite breast of a not big bird, 117F.
48 degree difference….
Into the E-waste bin.

2023-08-11 20:37:34

This is why I don't like the bird site.
These tech turds cheering as creatives as a group are driven under the heel of the latest bullshit tech so they can churn out shitty posts for likes and “generated art" to stare at in wonder.
I used to respect Jeremiah a lot and now... no.
Hunger, poverty, housing? Nah, let's make abstract “art” so we don't have to pay creatives.
#Technology #creativeculture
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2023-08-11 14:45:58

Backed.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation
"According to my agent, I've lost out on enough money to pay off my mortgage and fund my kid's college education by sticking to my principles, but they're not principles if you don't stick to them.”
Why I'm not in KU.

2023-08-10 01:46:15

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@npub1yf4…fcsf but which verse???

2023-08-09 18:08:29

It's funny when I see people be all, "The writing community here isn't very active,” and I’m like, "Says you, bird site person.”
I've had great conversations and engagement.
The Mastodon (indie) Author community is awesome.

2023-08-09 17:21:09

This is a great list. While I don't look down on folks that still get books from Amazon, I did for years. There are options, and it might be worth a few minutes to see if you can support non Amazon entities.
Amazon doesn't care about books or authors. Put your money in places that do.
https://blog.libro.fm/your-guide-to-independent-alternatives-for-books-audiobooks-and-ebooks/
H/T @npub16te…w2lm

2023-08-07 22:03:36

My friend shared this with me, and I have to share it because it's just ... everything I assumed about Prince.
https://www.gq.com/story/prince-stories
#prince

2023-08-07 15:22:36

Well, this is some copyright-infringing bullshit.
https://blog.shaxpir.com/prosecraft-linguistics-for-literature-8721473c753b
Authors check if your work has been illegally included in this app.
And to be super clear. FUCK BENJI SMITH

2023-07-26 02:48:15

Welp, fuck Netflix
https://www.engadget.com/netflix-lists-900000-ai-job-as-actors-and-writers-continue-to-strike-190037630.html?src=rss

2023-07-12 17:38:28

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@npub1ggh…ykhp Space Rogues is out (present tense) But the spin-off and Grand Human Empire otherwise fit the bill.
https://johnwilker.com/books/
Also in a 1st in series anthology: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9X5RBK7 maybe one of these will be new to you.
All-time favorite series is Ryk Brown's Frontier's Saga.
Randolph Lalonde's Spinward Fringe, though I’ve fallen off of late.
Not a series but Starship Repo was fun.
Oh and Dalzelle's Omega Force is a fun series.
Ok, that's all I got off the top of my head LOL

2023-07-09 15:39:53

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 That is a stressful place, I’m sure. Sorry it’s like that. I enjoy your posts a lot and wish that was enough, but understand it isn’t.
All I can offer is. :hug_emoji

2023-07-09 14:15:08

I’m glad we’re drought free. I’m not a fan of how we got there, it’s July and still often pants weather. What little lawn I have left is greener than green and the lack of sunlight has kept what little of my garden survived the hail seedling sized.
I’ll take it if it helps.
https://coloradosun.com/2023/07/07/colorado-drought-free-for-the-first-time-since-2019/

2023-06-26 21:23:35

Hey y'all! Time's running out on the @npub1nja…cewx charity auction!
Ends today
https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?vhost=wbi&aalias=sfwaauction
#scifi #sfwa
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2023-05-17 17:09:45

This pretty much takes Belkin/Wemo off my list of approved vendors for smart home kit. (Sadly it’s not a long list to start)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/wemo-wont-fix-smart-plug-vulnerability-allowing-remote-operation/
You can’t just say, “Oh, that’s almost end of life. We’re not patching vulnerabilities.” Not with smart home gear that will certainly be in use 5-10 years from now in millions of homes.
This is going to be a big problem as we move more and more things to “Smart.” Companies need to learn that supporting discontinued equipment is a necessity.